Sir Rod Stewart has been a rock and roll ambassador for much of his career, but the singer has also been a vocal advocate for ...

Little Richard’s 1956 song, “Long Tall Sally,” was his second major hit single. It topped the Billboard Rhythm and Blues charts for six weeks and made it the number six position on the ...

"Rip it Up" (1956, No. 1): Although Bill Haley and his Comets recorded a version the same year, Little Richard's stayed at No. 1 on the R&B charts for two weeks, while the Haley's rendition ...

In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene, changing music history. One of the songs on Presley's introductory album was his rendition of "Tutti Frutti," a song released the previous ...

This song, written by Richard and Billy Preston, first made its appearance on the soundtrack for the movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills, a 1986 film in which he also played an onscreen acting role.

Pat Boone’s tepid cover version robbed Little Richard of radio play when the song deserved to reach the Top 10, but only the original has endured. ‘Long Tall Sally’ (1956) ...

But he stayed vital onstage and, when producers caught the right song and moment, in the studio. A comprehensive Little Richard playlist would not just include songs from his albums.

Little Richard turns an early-1950s Fats Domino song, “Going Home,” into a loose, anguished blues on his 1964 album “Little Richard Is Back (And There’s a Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On).” ...

8 songs to understand why Little Richard is a king, queen, architect, quasar and founder of rock ‘n’ roll.

The first song that Little Richard got to record, as Richard Wayne Penniman, was “Get Rich Quick,” a swinging jump-blues that few people heard; it was written by jazz critic Leonard Feather.

Pat Boone’s tepid cover version robbed Little Richard of radio play when the song deserved to reach the Top 10, but only the original has endured. ‘Long Tall Sally’ (1956) ...